Is the four-day workweek set to become law in California?
The idea of reducing working hours has been experimented with - in many cases successfully - in the US and around the world for several years, but it has yet to be enshrined in law.
Thu Apr 14 2022
Work-related deaths kill nearly 2 million people a year: UN agencies
The study considers 19 occupational risk factors including from illnesses associated with long working hours and air pollution.
Sat Sep 18 2021
Long working hours are a killer, WHO study shows
Study reveals that 745,000 people died from stroke and heart disease associated with long working hours in 2016.
Mon May 17 2021
Work-life balance: Are you ready for asynchronous working?
Breaking free from fixed, synchronous working hours can help improve work-life balance, a key value in contributing to wellbeing at work.
Thu Nov 19 2020
CMCO: Four working hours a day in the office is too short - MEF
MEF hoped the government could look over the matter and consider allowing employees to work in the office during normal working hours for three days a week.
Wed Oct 21 2020
Govt yet to propose six-hour work system implementation - Shahidan
Although the government took note of the advantages of the system, it was deemed not feasible at present.
Tue Nov 08 2016
Long working hours, short sleep may harm health in old age
Working long hours and skimping on sleep in midlife may lead to poorer physical health in old age, according to a study from Finland.
Sat Nov 05 2016
No go for 6-hour work day - Ali Hamsa
The existing working hours for Malaysian civil servants remain unchanged, the Chief Secretary to the Government says.
Tue Oct 11 2016
Holistic human resource master plan currently in the pipeline
Datuk Seri Richard Riot says the proposed reduction in working hours will also be studied by his ministry.
Tue Sep 06 2016
Reduced working hours do not guarantee increased productivity
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia senior lecturer for Industrial Psychology and Organisation Dr Fatimah Wati Halim said there were a number of other factors that could affect the workers' productivity.
Thu Sep 01 2016
Govt should consider reducing daily working hours - MTUC
The Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) is of the opinion that a 48-hour work week allocated within the law is deemed to be 'too long' as compared to neighbouring countries.
Thu Sep 01 2016
20 companies that attract and keep top talent
Employees, especially the millennial, prefer flexibility in terms of working hours and other perks such as training and career advancement.
Thu Jun 23 2016
Foreign workers request to work overtime, not forced by employers - MEF
Nepal Ambassador to Malaysia Dr Niranjan Man Singh Basnyat was reported as saying 70 percent of the 461 deaths of Nepal workers in Malaysia last year was due to heart attack.
Mon Jun 13 2016
Break time reduced by 30 minutes for civil servants during Ramadan
To implement the directive, the government had agreed to add the new staggered working hours into the current timetable.
Fri Jun 03 2016
Three reasons why flexible working hours would work in Malaysia
Astro AWANI's Suganthi Suparmaniam is an advocate for more flexibility at the workplace and here she explains why flexible employment arrangements can work in Malaysia.
Wed Sep 09 2015